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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 09:24 AM
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Long-lost Seacole portrait found
BBC


The portrait of Mary Seacole lay hidden for many years

The only known portrait of nurse Mary Seacole, last year voted the greatest black Briton in history, has been found more than 100 years after her death.

Seacole, who rivalled Florence Nightingale for her feats in the Crimean War, was the daughter of a Scottish soldier and Jamaican mother.

The oil painting of the Jamaican-born nurse lay unseen for years.

The 9.5ins by 7ins painting will now go on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4163431.stm
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Dear Maggie Donating Member (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 09:07 PM
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1. Glad to hear this
Such a fine woman needs to have her portrait and remembrance available for viewing

Glad to hear that it was not another lost treasure
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